Adjusting to Wearing a Hearing Aid
A hearing aid is an aid to better hearing, not a cure for hearing loss. People often have unrealistic hopes about their hearing aid and are disappointed when it fails to provide perfect hearing. Getting the most out of your new hearing aid means acquiring new skills.

Dizziness (Vertigo) and Balance Problems: Diagnostic Tests

Dizziness (Vertigo) and Balance Problems: Ensuring Your Safety
Falls or accidents can lead to pain, broken bones, and fear of future falls. Protect yourself and others by preparing for episodes. Simple steps can help increase your safety at home and wherever you go.

Fitting a Hearing Aid

How Hearing Aids Can Help You
Many people have found that a properly selected and fitted hearing aid helps them hear much better. Hearing professionals caution that although a hearing aid can help you overcome your hearing loss, it does not provide the normal hearing you may remember.

Signs of Hearing Loss
Most people over age 65 have some hearing loss, and by age 80, almost everyone does. Because hearing loss usually occurs slowly over the years, you may not realize your hearing ability has gotten worse.

Styles of Hearing Aids
Your audiologist or hearing aid specialist will work with you to make the best all-around choice. This choice should reflect your needs, preferences, and budget.

The Inner Ear: Understanding the Balance System
Have you ever sat on a stopped train and watched a moving train go by? When that happens, your eyes signal that you're moving. But your inner ear and body signal that you're still.

Treating Meniere's Disease: Surgery

Understanding Dizziness, Balance Problems, and Fainting
When the brain receives conflicting signals, or when there is a problem with blood flow, dizziness or fainting can occur.

Understanding Hearing Loss
As you age, some hearing loss is normal. You lose more than the ability to hear how loud a sound is. You also lose the ability to hear certain types of sounds. For example, you might not be able to hear some of the high-pitched sounds of a child's voice.

What Is Meniere's Disease?

Your Hearing Evaluation
During the process of choosing a hearing aid, your hearing will be carefully tested by an audiologist. The test results, called an audiogram, will show whether your ears are healthy, what type of hearing loss you have, and exactly what you can and cannot hear.